Turlock Municipal Airport

Turlock Municipal Airport is a public airport located eight miles (13 km) east of Turlock, in Merced County, California, United States. This general aviation airport covers 320 acre and has one runway. It was purposed during World War II to train pilots for air combat.

World War II
During World War II, the airport was designated as Ballico Air Force Auxiliary Field, and was an auxiliary training airfield for Merced Army Airfield, California.